[ALAC] [ALAC-LT] SAC095 SSAC Advisory on the Use of Emoji in Domain Names Published

[Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond]

Hello all,

I am happy that the SSAC has been so responsive to a point we have
raised in Copenhagen and which has been debated in IETF circles. This is
quite significant since proponents in the use of emojis have been
supported by several large firms that saw this as a potentially huge new
market, completely disregarding the potential for a. lack of universal
access and b. misuse, thanks to its very nature.
Once again, full marks for the SSAC!
Kindest regards,

Olivier

On 27/05/2017 03:14, Julie Hammer wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Please note that the following SSAC Report has been published:
>
> *SAC093: SSAC Advisory on the Use of Emoji in Domain Names dated 25
> May 2017*
>
> In summary:
>
> - Because the risks identified in the Advisory cannot be adequately
> mitigated without significant changes to Unicode or IDNA (or both),
> the SSAC recommends that the ICANN Board reject any TLD (root zone
> label) that includes emoji.
>
>  - Because the risks identified in the Advisory cannot be adequately
> mitigated without significant changes to Unicode or IDNA (or both),
> the SSAC strongly discourages the registration of any domain name that
> includes emoji in any of its labels. The SSAC also advises registrants
> of domain names with emoji that such domains may not function
> consistently or may not be universally accessible as expected.
>
> This Reports is attached and can also be found on the SSAC Reports
> <https://www.icann.org/groups/ssac/documents> webpage.
>
>
> Cheers,  Julie
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Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD
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